Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket (1964)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (1,941 ratings)

In this chilling blood-tale in "Psycho" style, Robert Bloch modernizes the Lizzy Borden story. A wife (Joan Crawford) literally axes her cheating husband and his lover, witnessed by her three-year-old daughter. Mom is packed off to the insane asylum for 20 years before reuniting with the daughter… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By
William Castle
Written By
Robert Bloch
Genres
Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1964 Wide
On DVD
Mar 12, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    This one has a very high quality of dialogue and performance.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Joan Crawford in a shlocky classic B thriller and all about axe murders.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's only a movie.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This is a fun murder mystery, you think you know what's going on, but it surprises you. I really liked it.

  • Tim S


    One of the top 5 William Castle films? Could be number one actually.

  • Stella D


    omg hilarious. actually i felt a little sorry for joan. this is what happened to female stars who were considered too old to play romantic leads. i would love to own this poster tho :p

  • Veronique K


    inspired by "whatever happened to baby jane," william castle approaches joan crawford to star in his ax-swaying camp classic "straight-jacket" which accidentally turns into the muse for christina crawford to write "mommie dearest"(which tina shows to joan… More

  • jay n


    latter day joan, not as bad as some but miles away from her best.

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